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A session is a group of windows (and each window has at least one pane).
Commands:
# New Session tmux tmux new -s [session name] # Sessions Management tmux ls # lists current running sessions tmux rename-session -t [number] [new name] # Attach Session tmux a -t [session name or number] # Remove Session tmux kill-ses tmux kill-session -t [name]
Key Bindings:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl-b $ | rename session |
Ctrl-b d | detach session |
Ctrl-b D | detach session, choice |
Ctrl-b ) | next session |
Ctrl-b ( | previous session |
Windows are like tabs in a browser. Windows exist in sessions and occupy the whole screen.
Key Bindings:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl-b c | create window |
Ctrl-b n | move to next window |
Ctrl-b p | move to previous window |
Ctrl-b l | move to last window used |
Ctrl-b 0-9 | select window by number |
Ctrl-b ' | select window by name |
Ctrl-b . | change window number |
Ctrl-b , | change window name |
Ctrl-b f | find window (search) |
Ctrl-b & | kill window |
Panes are sections of windows that have been split vertically or horizontally (like… uh… panes in a glass window…)
Key Bindings:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl-b % | split vertical |
Ctrl-b “ | split horizontal |
Ctrl-b [right arrow] | move to pane to the right |
Ctrl-b [left arrow] | move to pane to the left |
Ctrl-b [up arrow] | move to pane above |
Ctrl-b [down arrow] | move to pane below |
Ctrl-b o | go to next pane |
Ctrl-b ; | got to last active pane |
Ctrl-b } | rotate panes clockwise |
Ctrl-b { | rotate panes counter-clockwise |
Ctrl-b ! | convert pane to window |
Ctrl-b x | kill pane |
Resource: Everything you need to know about tmux copy
To copy outside tmux: You should be able to highlight with your mouse (shift + left-mouse-button). Once highlighted, go to the program where you want to paste and click the middle-mouse-button.
To copy inside tmux: See the following…
Key Bindings:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl-b [ | enter copy mode |
Ctrl-b ] | paste from buffer |
Copy Mode Commands:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl-[spacebar] | start selection |
Ctrl-w or Alt-w | copy selection |
Ctrl-[Esc] | clear selection |
Ctrl-g | go to top |
Ctrl-G | go to bottom |
Ctrl-h | move cursor left |
Ctrl-j | move cursor down |
Ctrl-k | move cursor up |
Ctrl-l | move cursor right |
Ctrl-/ | search |
Ctrl-# | list paste buffers |
Ctrl-q | quit |
Mouse mode allows you to control the pane selection, pane resizing, window selection operation, along with scrolling, with the mouse.
To enable the mouse mode, open the ~/.tmux.conf file and put the following line inside it:
setw -g mouse on
Reload it (whenever you change a configuration file of a running program, like a Bash shell, etc., you need to source it to load it again–or exit and enter again):
tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf